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Folks in the Twin Cities are always up to something exciting. Here are some of Dressing Room's top stories from last week:
-- We chatted with Dan Savage before his visit to the Twin Cities on Tuesday.
--The latest installment of Man on the Street f...

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Two lovers bicycling together is a beautiful sight (and a common one in the Twin Cities).
Why
beautiful, you say? Well, bicycling as a pair requires good
communication. One person follows while the other leads, inspecting
intersections for oncomi...

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Steve Hendrickson as Sherlock Holmes.
Part of the fun of a mystery story is trying to work out the elements of the plot, thrilling as the writer stays one step ahead of the audience on the ride to the end.
That doesn't happen in Sherlock Holm...

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You don't hare to spend big bucks to have a lot of fun. This weekend is loaded with an incredible variety of free things to do, including theater, live music, beer launches, city-wide celebrations, and so much more.
Come take a look at our epic list...

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The play is "not a linear, straight-forward story," says director Lisa Channer. Rather, it utilizes dream scenes and realistic moments, as well as more conceptual moments.
One of the central references that the collaborators used to create the s...

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This Sunday night, two of the guys from the Broken Lizard crew responsible for bringing us classic films like Super Troopers and Beerfest will be in Minnesota. Kevin "Farva/Landfill" Heffernan and Steve "Mac/Fink" Lemme will be performing standup, te...

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Minneapolis bike pride strikes again, this time in the form of a New York Times online forum entitled "Your Biking Wisdom in 10 Words."
The project aims to collect and share rider advice on biking where they live in 10 words or less. The website is...

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Part of the Sweet Revenge cast sings an olio.
Each summer, the Showboat Players -- made up of University of Minnesota students -- puts on an old-time melodrama on the Minnesota Centennial Show in St. Paul. While the play is an important attracti...

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Photo courtesy Meet Minneapolis
"Our plan was always to have MIMMI ...

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Movies, books, TV, text messages; they can all get super boring if given too much time. That's why Vine is awesome.
If you aren't familiar, Vine is the latest social media frenzy, allowing people to create funny, unique, and thought-provoking six...

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There's an amazing 80- to 90-minute show lurking in the heart of Nice Fish, the world premiere collaboration between Duluth poet Louis Jenkins and innovative director and actor Mark Rylance. During the last hours of the ice-fishing season, two frien...

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Jim Peitzman as one of the Evel Knievels in Herocycle.
Back at the beginning of 2008, Erik Hoover came to Kym Longhi with a clip of Evel Knievel telling kids to stay off drugs and an idea for a show about the recently deceased daredevil.
"He...

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Erinn Liebhard
Tonight, Rhythmically Speaking Dance will be dancing up a storm at Lee's Liquor Lounge with jazz band GST. The evening will include several improvised, visual approaches to GST's music. It's going to be a mix of opportunities to wa...

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a homecoming of sorts for the writer, both in the book and Gaiman's own life. This latest venture marks his return to adult novels after penning the woefully underrated Anansi Boys in 2005.
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Neil Gaiman'...

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Co-hosts Sally Wingert and Greta Oglesby.
Fifty years after a production of Hamlet opened one of the Twin Cities' signature theaters, the Guthrie is ready for a big, big party.
Several events are planned for this weekend, including Behold, an ...

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Name: Joshua Homic
Age: 19
Occupation: Student at Fashion Institute of Technology
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"The asshole tech people make it impossible to just take the time to be a writer anymore," says Savage during a call with City Pages this past week. "It's hard to find the time to write when you've got a column and a podcast, then people want you to ...

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Folks in the Twin Cities are always up to something exciting. Here are some of Dressing Room's top stories from last week:
-- After a year-long hiatus Voltage returned with a smashing party.
-- McKnight artist Jim Denomie reflected on The Creative ...

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On the trail, dining at Sea Salt, and taking in the Falls
Now that the warmer months are finally here, it's time
for a road trip. City Pages has told you which trails to try out, so now it's time to
put them to good use. From beginner to expert...

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Meet Constantine. A proud nation that has been reduced to about 100 square feet and six starving citizens. Still, while their land is now surrounded by warring neighbors, the citizens cling on to whatever they can: their flag, a national symbol, the ...